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Alec Mills

Camera · 1932–2024 · London, England, UK

Biography

Alec Mills (10 May 1932 – 12 February 2024) was a British cinematographer, known for his work on several James Bond films. He was a camera operator on films from the 1950s to 1980s before getting his first notable credits as director of photography in the 1980s including The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989).

Known for

Filmography

2001The Point MenDirector of Photography
2000Inside The Living DaylightsSelf
2000Inside 'The Living Daylights'Self
2000Inside 'Licence to Kill'Self
2000Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
2000Inside 'Moonraker'Self
2000Inside 'Octopussy'Self
2000Inside Q's LabSelf
2000Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'Self
1997The Rag NymphDirector of Photography
1992Christopher Columbus: The DiscoveryDirector of Photography
1992Iron Eagle IIIDirector of Photography
1991Soldier SoldierDirector of Photography
1990BloodmoonDirector
1990Dead SleepDirector
1989Licence to KillDirector of Photography
1987LionheartDirector of Photography
1987The Living DaylightsDirector of Photography
1986King Kong LivesDirector of Photography
1986Shaka ZuluDirector of Photography
1985Hot TargetDirector of Photography
1984Space RidersDirector of Photography
1983BiddyCinematography
1983Return of the JediDirector of Photography
1983James Bond in India
1983The AppointmentCamera Operator
1982AliceDirector of Photography
1982The BedCamera Operator
1981Eye of the NeedleCamera Operator
1979Avalanche ExpressCamera Operator
1978Death on the NileCamera Operator
1977The Spy Who Loved MeCamera Operator
1977The Prince and the PauperCamera Operator
1976Shout at the DevilCamera Operator
1975Alfie DarlingCamera Operator
1974GoldCamera Operator
1971MacbethCamera Operator
1971The Hunting PartyCamera Operator
1969Guns in the HeatherCamera Operator
1956LostFocus Puller
1953The Limping ManClapper Loader

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